2Sa 24:11 | TNotes | STEP | 24:11 Gad ... David’s seer appears only here and in 1 Sam 22:5 . Seer is an early name for a prophet (1 Sam 9:9 , 19 ). Unlike pagan magicians or sorcerers, biblical seers had divinely inspired visions (see also 2 Kgs 17:13 ; Isa 29:10 ; 30:9-10 ; Amos 7:12 ; Mic 3:7 ) and functioned as God’s messengers.

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b1 Sam 22:5►

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e2 Kgs 17:13►

fIsa 29:10►

g30:9-10►

hAmos 7:12►

iMic 3:7►

‏ 2 Samuel 24:11

24:11 ^a Gad ... David’s seer appears only here and in 1 Sam 22:5 ^b. Seer is an early name for a prophet (1 Sam 9:9 ^c, 19 ^d). Unlike pagan magicians or sorcerers, biblical seers had divinely inspired visions (see also 2 Kgs 17:13 ^e; Isa 29:10 ^f; 30:9-10 ^g; Amos 7:12 ^h; Mic 3:7 ⁱ) and functioned as God’s messengers.